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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 23

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 255▲ 99 vs year ago 164 · +60.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 36 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers on average sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3,00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 14.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder offerings today were mostly thin cattle with some moderate to attractive offerings. Supply and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.09/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$135.09

113 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	139.47	706	67
Medium and Large 2	454	132.31	601	28
Medium and Large 3	453	123.13	558	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale113 hd

135.09

—

AR average11 barns · 1,367 hd

135.07

+0.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,652	84.19	1,390	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	59.93	701	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	59.00	962	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	894	44.53	398	3thin

Every lot

78 lots · USDA AMS · Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	177.93/cwt	175.00–181.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	182.47/cwt	178.00–189.00	677	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	150.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	170.05/cwt	163.00–179.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.26/cwt	151.00–159.00	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	129.92/cwt	126.00–134.00	796	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	139.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	155.46/cwt	151.00–161.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	136.54/cwt	130.00–141.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	148.54/cwt	141.00–156.00	566	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	137.16/cwt	133.00–139.00	568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	146.28/cwt	141.00–155.00	623	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	127.42/cwt	124.00–131.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	133.16/cwt	129.00–140.00	618	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	143.78/cwt	138.00–151.00	677	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	122.08/cwt	117.00–128.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	140.32/cwt	136.00–143.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	114.10/cwt	110.00–118.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	553	114.66/cwt	108.00–118.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.60/cwt	129.00–138.00	760	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	119.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	123.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	823	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	891	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	174.29/cwt	169.00–178.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	181.54/cwt	176.00–187.00	605	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	180.57/cwt	176.00–187.00	672	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	149.41/cwt	143.00–157.00	560	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	175.39/cwt	168.00–185.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	154.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	144.54/cwt	142.00–147.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	156.57/cwt	151.00–165.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	151.50/cwt	149.00–153.00	779	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	140.38/cwt	132.00–145.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	115.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	139.19/cwt	134.00–145.00	786	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	122.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	116.36/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	817	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	117.38/cwt	112.00–123.00	839	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	86.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,494	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	43.29/cwt	41.50–45.00	382	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	430	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	989	55.37/cwt	52.50–59.50	548	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	836	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	962	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	675	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	701	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,736	1

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR

Tue Mar 23, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 255Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 12Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	142.00–147.00	144.54
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	430	150.00–158.00	154.77
3	—	290	169.00–178.00	174.29
2	—	695	121.00–124.00	122.50
2	—	573	120.00–124.00	122.08
7	—	375	143.00–157.00	149.41
3	—	618	115.00–119.00	116.36
1	—	800	107.00	107.00
1	—	330	167.00	167.00
4	—	515	132.00–145.00	140.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
1	—	295	189.00	189.00
2	—	715	112.00–123.00	117.38
8	—	565	134.00–145.00	139.19
6	—	426	168.00–185.00	175.39
2	—	643	126.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	514	149.00–153.00	151.50
4	—	473	151.00–165.00	156.57
12	—	372	176.00–187.00	180.57
12	—	333	176.00–187.00	181.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
2	—	540	110.00–121.00	115.50
2	—	470	128.00–129.00	128.49
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	129.00	129.00
2	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	660	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	149.00	149.00
2	—	593	124.00	124.00
3	—	327	135.00–145.00	139.65
4	—	617	115.00–121.00	119.03
6	—	414	133.00–139.00	137.16
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
5	—	362	130.00–141.00	136.54
6	—	464	129.00–140.00	133.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	141.00–155.00	146.28
10	—	381	141.00–156.00	148.54
3	—	522	136.00–143.00	140.32
3	—	328	151.00–161.00	155.46
6	—	666	121.00–128.00	123.56
14	—	573	129.00–138.00	132.60
2	—	825	106.00–110.00	107.96
14	—	471	138.00–151.00	143.78
1	—	635	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	137.00	137.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	108.00–118.00	114.66
2	—	313	136.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
2	—	380	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	435	124.00–131.00	127.42
3	—	522	110.00–118.00	114.10
5	—	477	117.00–128.00	122.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	175.00–181.00	177.93
3	—	417	147.00–155.00	150.26
2	—	613	126.00–134.00	129.92
1	—	545	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	169.00	169.00
2	—	320	190.00–191.00	190.49
6	—	428	163.00–179.00	170.05
5	—	371	178.00–189.00	182.47
3	—	525	151.00–159.00	154.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	47.00	47.00
2	—	883	41.50–45.00	43.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	62.00–65.00	63.57
4	—	989	52.50–59.50	55.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	84.00–89.00	86.75
1	—	1,440	76.50	76.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	71.00	71.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	960.00	960.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.